Henry Lawrence

Head and shoulder photo of Henry Lawrence

PhD researcher

I am a biologist passionate about practical conservation, habitat mapping and technology-driven research. I have experience in spatial ecology and ecological modelling, multi-scale management of stressors on marine ecosystems, population genetics and Arctic plant interactions.

In my PhD I will focus on optimising the use of automated (AI-driven) image analysis to improve the sustainability of fisheries, from data collection using ROVs and machine-based analysis, to the adoption of such methods in environmental regulation.

Contact details:
  • henry.lawrence@sams.ac.uk

Integrating machine-based image analysis into the sustainable development of Scottish aquaculture (IMBASSA)

This project will focus on optimising the automated analysis of marine images to provide environmental regulators with non-destructive methods to map changes in the distribution of sensitive marine species at existing and proposed fishery sites.  It will also integrate machine-based image analysis into the sustainable development of Scottish aquaculture.

 

Supervisors: Dr Tom Wilding, Dr John Halpin, Dr Joe Marlow, Dr Rachel Shucksmith

Start date: October 2025

Funder: SAMS, MOWI Scotland, Scottish Sea Farms

Employment history

2025 Data Analyst. Guernsey Biological Records Centre

 

Qualifications

2024 MRes Ecology and Environmental Biology. University of Glasgow

2019 BSc Biology. University of Sheffield